Would changing oil by hour be better than miles?
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Originally Posted by adams355
So, if you travel 300 km a day you would be doing an oil change every 20 days? The oil is not working as hard at full temp and cruising RPM.
I've wondered about that. But I know my 5S-FE lost its oil cooler a few years before my model year, and that might be why it's known as a sludger (that along with long factory recommended OCI's and cheap bulk of its day). I do 160km per day but I tend to drive on the faster side with harder acceleration. So is the oil more beat up by that than by more gentile around town driving?
Dunno. I just change it every 2 months / 5,000 miles.
So, if you travel 300 km a day you would be doing an oil change every 20 days? The oil is not working as hard at full temp and cruising RPM.
I've wondered about that. But I know my 5S-FE lost its oil cooler a few years before my model year, and that might be why it's known as a sludger (that along with long factory recommended OCI's and cheap bulk of its day). I do 160km per day but I tend to drive on the faster side with harder acceleration. So is the oil more beat up by that than by more gentile around town driving?
Dunno. I just change it every 2 months / 5,000 miles.
Originally Posted by Nitronoise
the fleet manager said every 600 gallons of fuel we changed the oil
I walked away,,, that seemed to be stretching it a little in my book
That's only every 10,000 miles in my F150... and I run my oil a little longer then that, actually.
the fleet manager said every 600 gallons of fuel we changed the oil
I walked away,,, that seemed to be stretching it a little in my book
That's only every 10,000 miles in my F150... and I run my oil a little longer then that, actually.
jeesh - I would just take 25% of the hours and/or miles if I was that concerned. I do that more than worry about the oil 'type'.
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